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10 Jul. 2019
Citi Cards’ Travel Protection Benefits Drop September 22
I originally wrote this post in 2017, as a part of series summarizing and comparing travel insurance offered by some of the most popular travel rewards cards. In light of big changes coming to Citi cards soon, am updating it. As of September 22, 2019, the Citi Prestige and ThankYou Premier cards will lose all
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14 Mar. 2020
Making lemonade: Should we hope for a status run when normalcy returns? That, timestamps, confessions, and more.
This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, there were a few things we had to address: Greg’s potty mouth, a confession-confession, why those timestamps from Screaming Lincolns are great, and where we can look for opportunity when a sense of normalcy inevitably returns someday after this whole coronavirus outbreak is in our rearview mirror.
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5 Mar. 2024
Manufacturing transactions is harder than you think
There are countless methods of manufacturing credit card spend, but the basic principles are simple: generate a credit card purchase (usually at some cost), liquidate the purchase back to cash (usually at some cost), and use the cash (plus any costs paid) to pay off the credit card balance. If you generate more in credit
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7 Oct. 2019
Priority Pass To Lose P.F. Chang’s From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Update 10/7/19: Credit has been reduced from $30 to $28 sometime last month. According to The Flight Brothers P.F. Chang’s will leave the Priority Pass program on October 25th, 2019. Original post: Priority Pass has added another restaurant option, members can now access P.F. Chang’s at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The loung...
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31 May. 2017
Great Time to Earn Companion Pass! All 3 Southwest Cards Now Offering 60,000 Points
Terrific news if you’ve had your eye on earning the Southwest Companion Pass! Via Reddit, you’ll now earn 60,000 Southwest points after spending $2,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of opening the Chase Southwest Premier Personal or Chase Southwest Plus cards. Previously, the sign-up bonus was 40,000 Southwest points after meeting ...
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8 Oct. 2019
Chase IHG Premier Up To 125,000 Points + $50 Statement Credit
Update 9/30/19: Another link says the end date is 10/09/19 Update 9/13/19: Mailers have been sent out showing an end date of 10/31/19 for this card. The Offer Direct link to offer Chase IHG Premier card is offering the following sign up bonus: $50 statement credit after first purchase 125,000 points after $3,000 in spend
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2 Jun. 2017
Amex Offers Upwork Twitter Sync Promotion: $100 Statement Credit For $200 Purchase
Upwork is an online site where you can find and hire quality freelancers or find rewarding projects if you’re a freelancer. American Express is currently offering a Upwork Twitter Sync Amex Offer where you can get a $100 Statement Credit when you spend $200+ in one more more transactions online at Upwork.com. This promotional offer
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25 Oct. 2019
6 destinations where it’s not too late to see fall foliage
The weather’s changing, temperatures are dropping and the holiday season is well underway. But it’s still not too late to get your fill of fall foliage before everything turns brown. Here’s what you’ll need to know to be strategic about late fall adventures. Related: The 7 best starter credit cards Every year, the Smoky Moun...
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2 Jun. 2017
Top Ten Hot Deals for June 2, 2017
If you’re looking for the top ten hot deals for June 1, 2017, you’re in the right place! We have searched the internet for the latest and hottest deals on TVs, laptops, computers, cell phones, household appliances, electronic accessories and so much more! We’ll continually update this throughout the day to get you the be...
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20 Nov. 2019
The 9 Best Small Business Credit Cards (2019)
Back in the day, it was rare to see big welcome bonuses or generous rewards structures on small business credit cards. That has changed, and nowadays we’re seeing card issuers place a huge emphasis on business cards. This is obviously an area where they see a lot of opportunity and are hoping to grow market
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12 Dec. 2022
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 12 December 2022
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7 Oct. 2019
Chase Offers/BofA: Save 10% on Verizon, CVS, Stubhub, Old Navy, Instacart, Hannaford, Dunkin Donuts & More
The Offer Readers sent in numerous Chase Offers showing for them on various Chase cards: Save 10% on Verizon Wireless, up to $25 max. Save 10% at Stubhub, up to $50 max. Save 10% at CVS, up to $4 max. Save 10% at Old Navy, up to $8 max. Save 10% at Instacart, up to
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